Form  2017 


STATISTICS  RELATING  TO  WATER  WORKS 

MUNICIPAL  AND  PRIVATE 


STATEMENTS  FROM  SEVENTY-TWO  CITIES,  POPULATION  RANGING 
FROM  50,000  UPWARD. 


COMPILED  BY 

BUREAU  OF  WATER  REVENUE,  PORTLAND,  OREGON 
1914 


CLEIST  a  CO..  AUTOMATIC 


Name  of  City. 

Akron, 

Ohio. 

Atlanta, 

Georgia. 

Baltimore, 

Maryland. 

Bayonne, 

N.  J. 

Birmingham 

Alabama. 

Boston, 

Mass. 

Brockton, 

Mass. 

1.  Population . 

70,000 

155,000 

589,000 

55,545 

132,685 

670,585 

56., 878  « 

2.  Do  other  City  Depts.  pay  for  water? . 

No 

No 

No 

No 

t 

No 

Yqs 

3.  Hydrants  and  installation  paid  out  of  water 

revenue? . 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

t 

Yes 

■  Yes  ' 

4.  Is  maintenance  of  hydrants  paid  out  of  water 

revenue? . 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

t 

Yes 

Yes 

6.  No.  of  Consumers  (Premises) . 

16,000 

27,000 

115,500 

7,500 

21,500 

90,000 

8,936 

6.  Service  charged  to  Owner  or  Consumer . 

Consumer 

Property 

Owner 

Owner 

Consumer 

Owner 

Owner 

7.  Water  charge  lien  on  premises? . 

No 

Yes 

YTes 

No 

No 

No 

No 

8.  Collections  made  (with  regard  to  service): 

Flat  rate . 

Advance 

After 

After 

After 

Advance 

Before 

After 

Meter . 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

9.  Periods  at  which  collections  are  made: 

Flat  rate . 

Semi-ann. 

Monthly 

Annually 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Meter  rate . 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

10.  Is  discount  allowed  for  prompt  payment? . 

No 

25% 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

11.  How  many  days  of  grace  are  allowed? . 

30 

3 

10 

Indefinite 

10 

10 

15 

12.  Are  deposits  required? . 

Yes;  $3 

No 

No 

No 

Meters  est. 

Cash  or  bond 

No 

13.  What  is  manner  of  collection . 

Postal 

Tax  Coll. 

Collector 

Quarterly 

At  Office 

City  Coll. 

Tax  Coll. 

14.  Are  bills  mailed? . 

Yes 

Delivery 

No 

Y’es 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

16.  Number  of  collection  offices? . 

One 

One 

One 

One 

Two 

One 

One 

16.  Percentage  of  premises  metered . 

27% 

90% 

3% 

100% 

63% 

46% 

89.8% 

17.  Number  of  meters  in  residences . 

3,900 

* 

300 

7,200 

13,500  ) 

35,000 

Meters  irv.il 

18.  Number  of  meters  in  other  premises . 

450 

t 

3,400 

300 

In  all  1 

6,000 

t 

19.  Are  hotels,  boarding  houses,  etc.,  classed  as 

residences? . 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

t 

20.  How  often  are  meters  read? . 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

Qr.  and  Mo. 

Monthly 

Monthty 

21.  Number  of  meter  readers . 

4 

12 

3 

7 

6 

18 

5 

22.  Do  meter  readers  perform  other  services? . 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

23.  How  many  hours  per  day  given  to  meter  reading?. 

3  hours 

8  to  10 

|  4  hours 

8  hours 

9 

8 

8 

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Buffalo, 

N.  Y. 

Cambridge, 

Mass. 

Camden, 

N.  J. 

Charleston, 
S.  C. 

Chicago, 

Illinois. 

Cincinnati, 

Ohio. 

Cleveland, 

Ohio. 

Columbus, 

Ohio. 

Dayton, 

Ohio. 

Denver. 

Colorado. 

Des  Moines, 
Iowa. 

4^,  715 

104,839 

95,000 

58,000 

2,185,283 

363,591 

560,663 

181,511 

116,000 

213,000 

86,369 

Yes 

No 

No 

t 

No 

No 

Yes,  ex.  Fire 

No.  Fire  Dpt 

No 

6c  per  M  gals 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

t 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

X 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

80,062 

16,194 

21,898 

5,000 

270,000 

53,560 

85,000 

33,788 

24,000 

X 

17,193 

Premises 

Owner 

Owner 

Either 

Either 

Either 

Owner 

Either 

Owner 

X 

Consumer 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

t 

No 

Yes 

No 

No 

Yes 

No 

No 

Advance 

Advance 

After 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

After 

Advance 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

Advance 

After 

After 

Advance 

After 

Semi-ann. 

Annually 

Annually 

Quarterly 

Semi-ami. 

Semi-ann. 

Semi-ann. 

Semi-ann. 

Quarterly 

Semi-ann. 

Mo.,  Qr.,  S-a. 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Annually 

Monthly 

Vary 

Monthly 

Semi-ann. 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Semi-ann. 

Mo.,  Qr.,  S-a. 

No 

No 

No 

5% 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

10 

30 

3  months 

15 

None 

None 

30 

15  to  30 

15 

No 

15 

Min.  meters 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Adv.  payme’t 

Yes 

None 

No 

No 

Gen.  office 

City  Treas. 

At  office 

X 

At  office 

Water  office 

Cashier 

Postal 

At  office 

Co.  offices 

Send  bills 

[Gen.  deliv’d 

Yes 

Bills  served 

Delivered 

Yes 

Delivered 

Delivered 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

r  One 

One 

Two 

One 

office,  US  Exp 

One 

One 

One 

One 

1,  sub-offices 

One 

5% 

33%  metered 

5% 

6% 

7% 

? 

98.4% 

94% 

100% 

No 

98%  all  but  436 

»  750 

5,045  \ 

About  300 

About  50 

18,000  \ 

X 

t 

28,851  1 

24,000  1 

Very  few 

* 

3,254 

in  all  / 

800 

250 

Metered  fast 

in  all  J 

X 

t 

in  all  J 

No  record] 

Very  few 

* 

No 

-^Monthly 

No 

No 

as  possible 

No 

No 

No 

X 

Yes 

Special  rates 

No 

Wkly.  &  Mo. 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Various 

Semi-an.,  Mo. 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

3 

6 

5 

2 

20 

19 

47 

9 

9 

Only  a  few 

5reg.l2tol5extra 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No,  tem.  help 

Probably 

Yes 

8 

8 

t 

Last  days  Mo 

8 

t 

8 

Routes 

9 

A  few 

I  10  to  12 

Name  of  City. 

Detroit, 

Mich. 

Duluth, 

Minn. 

Evansville, 

1  Indiana. 

Fall  River, 
Mass. 

Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana. 

Fort  Worth, 
Texas. 

Grand  Rap¬ 
ids,  Mich. 

1.  Population . 

465,766 

78,466 

69,647 

120,000 

70,000 

75,000 

112,571 

No 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

4c  per  100  c.  ft 

3.  Hydrants  and  installation  paid  out  of  water 

revenue? . 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

4.  Is  maintenance  of  hydrants  paid  out  of  water 

revenue? . 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

6.  No.  of  Consumers  (Premises) . 

106,878 

13,000 

10,000 

9,600 

14,000 

12,000 

20,000 

6.  Service  charged  to  Owner  or  Consumer . 

No  distinct’n 

Consumer 

Consumer 

Owner 

Owner 

Consumer 

Consumer 

7.  Water  charge  lien  on  premises? . 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

8.  Collections  made  (with  regard  to  service): 

Flat  rate . 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

After 

After 

Advance 

Advance 

Meter . 

After 

After  .; 

Advance 

After 

After 

Advance 

Advance 

9.  Periods  at  which  collections  are  made: 

Flat  rate . 

Semi-ann. 

Quarterly 

Semi-ann. 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Mo.  &  Qr. 

Quarterly 

Meter  rate . 

Semi-ann. 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Mo.  &  Qr. 

Quarterly 

10.  Is  discount  allowed  for  prompt  payment? . 

No 

No 

No 

10%  penalty 

No 

No 

10% 

11.  How  many  days  of  grace  are  allowed? . 

No 

10 

15 

15 

10 

20 

No 

Tenants  $3  up 

No 

No 

Av.  charge 

No 

13.  What  is  manner  of  collection . 

1 

10  stations 

Water  office 

City  coll. 

Notice  mail’d 

At  office 

At  office 

14.  Are  bills  mailed? . 

Delivered 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Delivered 

Yes 

Delivered 

15.  Number  of  collection  offices?. . . . 

One 

11  inc.  office 

One 

One 

One 

Two 

One 

16.  Percentage  of  premises  metered . 

12% 

68% 

1% 

99% 

100% 

100% 

50% 

17.  Number  of  meters  in  residences . 

13,302  1 

8,000 

None 

8,900 

Aprx.  12,000 

12,000  ] 

t 

18.  Number  of  meters  in  other  premises . 

in  all  J 

1,000 

53,  over  1-in. 

328 

2,000 

in  all  J 

t 

19.  Are  hotels,  boarding  houses,  etc.,  classed  as 

residences? . 

Depends  size 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes,  in  gen’l 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

Quarterly® 

21.  Number  of  meter  readers. . . 

18 

One 

5 

4 

5 

3 

22.  Do  meter  readers  perform  other  services?.  .. 

Yes 

Yes 

Ye3 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

23.  flow  many  loins  per  day  given  to  nifS'i  reading?. 

i 

8 

Few  meters 

8 

8 

8 

8 

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Harrisburg, 

Pa. 

Hartford, 

Conn. 

Hoboken, 
N.  J. 

Holyoke, 

Mass. 

Indianapolis 

Indiana. 

Jacksonville, 

Florida. 

Jersey  City, 
N.  J. 

Johnstown, 

Pa. 

Kansas  City, 
Mo. 

Lawrence, 

Mass. 

Los  Angeles, 
Cal. 

64,167 

98,915 

70,000 

57,730 

233,650 

65,000 

268,000 

75,000 

248,341 

85,892 

319,000 

No 

Yes.  Met.  rts. 

Yes 

Yes 

t 

lj^c  cu.  ft. 

No 

Private 

No 

10c  100  cu.  ft. 

No 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

No 

t 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

No 

■  t 

? 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

17,579 

14,000 

5,500 

4,485 

33,500 

10,550 

34,000 

11,859 

53,000 

8,025 

73,000 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

Optional 

Consumer 

Owner 

Owner 

Consumer 

Owner 

Owner 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Advance 

After 

After 

Advance 

t 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

After 

Before 

After 

After 

After 

After 

t 

Advance 

Advance 

After 

After 

After 

Annually  1 

Semi-ann. 

Mo.,  Qr.,  S-a. 

Qr.  and  Mo. 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Annually 

Semi-ann. 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

Annually 

Semi-ann. 

and  annually 

Qr.  and  Mo. 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Various 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

|  Quarterly 

Monthly 

3%,  unmet’ d 

No 

No 

10% 

No 

10% 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

3  mo. 

t 

15  to  30 

15  days 

15  days 

10 

30  to  75 

10  to  20  days 

10  days 

30 

5 

t 

No 

No 

None 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

No 

No 

City  Treas. 

Water  office 

Check  or  ofc. 

Water  office 

Co.  office 

City  Treas. 

Mailed  \ 

Water  office 

Water  office 

City  Treas. 

Collector 

Delivered 

No 

Out  of  City 

Mailed  or  dlv 

No 

Yes 

or  Call  / 

Yes,  in  part 

Yes 

Distributed 

No 

One 

One 

Water  office 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

66% 

100% 

75% 

9% 

11% 

86% 

15% 

21% 

60% 

93% 

78%,allwillbe 

»  11,544  1 

13,105  ] 

3,750  | 

None 

2,500 

7,828  1 

2,000 

2,100 

30,000  1 

57,000  | 

in  all  j 

in  all  J 

in  all  j 

397 

1,200 

in  all  J 

3,000 

417 

in  all  j 

in  all  J 

t 

Yes 

All  metered 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

t 

3,  1  mo. 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

1  Monthly 

2 

7 

2 

5 

3 

2 

7 

2  to  3 

14 

4  reg. 

8 

Yes 

Yes 

Deliver  bills 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

8 

8 

8 

'  t 

10 

1  8 

7  hrs.  up 

8 

8  hrs., 2/3  mo 

8 

8 

5 


Name  of  City. 

Louisville, 

Kentucky. 

Lowell, 

Mass. 

Lynn, 

Mass. 

Manchester, 
N.  H. 

Milwaukee, 

Wis. 

Minneapolis, 

Minn. 

Memphis , 
Tenn. 

1.  Population . 

225,000 

106,294 

89,336 

70,063 

373,857 

301,408 

131,000 

2.  Do  other  City  Depts.  pay  for  water? . 

No 

Reg.  rates 

No 

Bldgs,  fountns 

Yes 

x/l  rate  ex.  fire 

Bd.ofEd.only 

3.  Hj'drants  and  installation  paid  out  of  water 
revenue? . 

No 

Yes 

No 

hyd.$25yr.ea. 

Yes 

Yes 

etc. 

Yes 

No 

4.  Is  maintenance  of  hydrants  paid  out  of  water 
revenue? . 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

5.  No.  of  Consumers  (Premises) . 

t 

Total  pop. 

16,600 

7,597 

59,000 

48,200 

23,872 

6.  Service  charged  to  Owner  or  Consumer . 

Consumer 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

Either 

Owner 

Either 

7.  Water  charge  lien  on  premises? . 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

8.  Collections  made  (with  regard  to  service): 

Flat  rate . 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

After 

Before 

Advance 

Meter . 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

9.  Periods  at  which  collections  are  made: 

Flat  rate . 

Semi-ann. 

Annually 

Semi-ann. 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Semi-ann. 

Adv.  Qr.  after 

Meter  rate . 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

1  Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

10.  Is  discount  allowed  for  prompt  payment? . 

Yes 

20% 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

11.  How  many  days  of  grace  are  allowed? . 

15  F  R;  5  M  R 

30 

15 

20 

5%  penalty 

20 

10 

12.  Are  deposits  required? . 

10c  and  up 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

$2  up 

13.  What  is  manner  of  collection . 

Bills  sent 

Treasurer 

At  office 

Water  office 

3  Water  Reg. 

City  Treas. 

Suit  brought 

14.  Are  bills  mailed? . 

Yes 

Delivered 

Yes 

Delivered 

Delivered 

Yes 

Yes 

15.  Number  of  collection  offices? . 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

16.  Percentage  of  premises  metered . 

About  10% 

80% 

45% 

78% 

100% 

89% 

60%,  all  bus. 

17.  Number  of  meters  in  residences . 

1,465 

11,000  1 

7,000  ] 

5,952  ) 

59,000  ] 

+ 

X  * 

18.  Number  of  meters  in  other  premises . 

2,850 

in  all  j 

500  j 

in  all  J 

in  all  J 

X 

X 

19.  Are  hotels,  boarding  houses,  etc.,  classed  as 
residences? . 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

All  metered 

X 

Yes  '< 

20.  How  often  are  meters  read? . 

Res.  Monthly 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Monthly* 

21.  Number  of  meter  readers . 

10 

5 

5 

4 

31 

21 

6 

22.  Do  meter  readers  perform  other  services? . 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Deliver  bills 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

23.  How  many  hours  per  day  given  to  meter  reading?. 

30  hrs.  mo. 

8 

7 

9 

IV* 

7^ 

8 

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Newark, 

N.  J. 

t 

New  Bedford 
Mass. 

New  Haven, 
Conn. 

New  Orleans 
La. 

Oklahoma 
City,  Okla. 

Passiac, 

N.  J. 

Paterson, 
N.  J. 

Peoria, 

Illinois. 

Philadelphia 

Pa. 

Portland. 

Maine. 

Portland, 

Oregon. 

347,000 

96,652 

140,000 

339,000 

64,205 

63,000 

125,600 

66,950 

1,500,000 

58.571 

I  207,214 

In  part 

15c  M  gals. 

t 

No 

t 

t 

t 

I 

No 

No  ' 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

t 

No 

Not  entirely 

i 

t 

t 

No 

t 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

t 

Yes 

Yes 

I 

t 

Yes 

Yes 

t 

No 

45,700 

14,055 

35,000 

51,000 

11,000 

7,207 

15,800 

11,175 

360,000 

13,000 

55,902 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

Consumer 

Owner 

Owner 

Either 

Owner 

Owner 

| 

Consumer 

Yes 

No 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

After 

After 

After 

Advance 

After 

Advance 

After 

Advance 

After 

Advance 

Advance 
Advance  ! 

Advance 

After 

Advance 

Advance 

Quarterly 

Gen.  Qr.,  few 

Semi-ann. 

Quarterly 

Adv.  Quarly. 

Advance 

Advance  Mo. 

Adv.  Quarly. 

Adv.  Annly.  ' 

Adv.  Quarly, 

J  Monthly 

-  Quarterly 

cases  Mo. 

Semi-ann. 

Monthly 

After  Mo. 

After 

After 

After  Mo. 

Adv.  Annly.  > 

After  Mo. 

Monthly 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

5%  meter  ac. 

Yes 

No 

No 

10%  10  days 

No 

30 

15 

None 

10%  penalty 

10%  penalty 

15 

15 

30 

None 

None 

10 

No 

No 

No 

Hydra’tsonly 

Yes 

$5  up;  tenant 

Yes 

No 

No 

Some  cases 

On  meter  acc. 

Main  office 

City  Treas. 

Bills  sent 

Coll.  Dept. 

City  Treas. 

At  office 

Water  office 

Co.  office 

City  Hall 

Send  bills 

3  &  Exp.  Co. 

Mail  &  Del. 

Yes 

Yes 

Delivered 

Yes 

No 

No 

Notices  mid. 

Meter  bills 

Yes 

Yes 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

One 

3  &  Exp.  ofes. 

'  21.4% 

12,058 
1,340 

No 

57% 

’ 25,900  ] 
in  all  j 

88%,100%soon 

12,109 

231 

9% 

3,000  1 
in  all  J 

100% 

Not  given 

52% 

3,700 

82 

56% 
8,800  ] 
in  all  j 

3% 

200 

175 

5% 

13,000 

3,394 

23% 

About  3,0001 
in  all  J 

Yes 

Quarterly 

Same  price 

No 

Hotels,  No 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Mo.;  Sml.  Qr. 

Monthly 

Res.Q.  mfg.M 

3  months 

Monthly 

t 

Mo.  &  Qr. 

Monthly 

X 

7 

6 

14 

2 

9 

8 

2 

40  inspectors 

3 

5 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

j 1-10  to  insp’n 
8 

8  I 

8 

All  day 

7  to  8  hrs. 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

t 

Name  of  City. 

Providence, 
R.  I. 

Reading, 

Pa. 

Richmond, 

Virginia. 

Rochester, 
New  York. 

St.  Paul, 
Minn. 

Salt  Lake, 
Utah. 

San  Antonio 
Texas. 

1.  Population . 

224,326 

96,071 

130,000 

218,149 

214,744 

92,777 

97,000 

2.  Do  other  City  Depts.  pay  for  water? . 

Yes,  Yi  rates 

No 

Yes,  fire 

No 

Yes 

No 

% 

3.  Hydrants  and  installation  paid  out  of  water 

revenue? . 

No 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

X  1 

4.  Is  maintenance  of  hydrants  paid  out  of  water 

revenue? . 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

X 

5.  No.  of  Consumers  (Premises) . 

30,051 

24,000 

24,500 

43,600 

34,500 

18,300 

21,000 

6.  Service  charged  to  Owner  or  Consumer. .  . . 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

Consumer 

Owner 

7.  Water  charge  lien  on  premises? . 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

x 

8.  Collections  made  (with  regard  to  service): 

Flat  rate . 

Advance 

X 

Advance 

After 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

Meter . 

t 

Advance 

After 

After 

After 

Advance 

9.  Periods  at  which  collections  are  made: 

Flat  rate . 

Mo.,Qr.&  A. 

Semi-ann. 

Quarterly 

Sm.  bills  Mo. 

Annually 

Adv.  ann. 

Quarterly 

Meter  rate . . 

accord,  to  use 

Semi-ann. 

Quarterly 

Large,  Qr. 

Mo.  and  Qr. 

After,  Mo. 

Monthly 

10.  Is  discount  allowed  for  prompt  payment? . 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

11.  How  many  days  of  grace  are  allowed? . 

10 

15 

5 

1  Month 

14 

31 

x 

12.  Are  deposits  required? . 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Cost  of  meter 

Yes,  meter 

13.  What  is  manner  of  collection . 

City  Treas. 

Notice  given 

City  Treas. 

Water  office 

Coll,  or  mail 

X 

Co.’s  office 

14.  Are  bills  mailed? . 

No 

No 

By  request 

Mail,  deliv. 

By  request 

Yes 

If  requested 

15.  Number  of  collection  offices? . 

One 

One 

6 

One 

One 

One 

One 

16.  Percentage  of  premises  metered . 

85% 

20% 

70% 

100% 

80% 

7% 

24% 

17.  Number  of  meters  in  residences . 

27,305  ] 

3,000 

20,000  ] 

Aprx.  41,000 

27,500  serv.] 

300 

4,000  fc 

18.  Number  of  meters  in  other  premises. .  .  . 

in  all  ] 

1,400 

in  all  J 

Aprx.  2,600 

metered  J 

900 

1,000 

19.  Are  hotels,  boarding  houses,  etc.,  classed  as 

residences? . 

All  metered 

No 

See  rates 

No 

Have  meters 

No 

No;  com’i. 

20.  How  often  are  meters  read? . 

Mo.  or  Qr. 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Lrg.  M;  Sm  Q 

Qr.  and  Mo. 

Qr.  and  Mo. 

Month# 

21.  Number  of  meter  readers . 

9 

6 

5 

14 

11 

2 

5 

22.  Do  meter  readers  perform  other  services? . 

Work  in  office 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes,  inspect’n 

Yes 

Yes 

23.  How  many  hours  per  day  given  to  meter  reading?. 

7 

8 

8 

8 

6 

Undeterm’d 

10  days 

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Schenectady 
New  York. 

Seattle, 

Wash. 

Sommer  ville, 
Mass. 

South  Bend, 
Indiana. 

Springfield, 

Mass. 

Spokane, 

Wash. 

St.  Joseph, 
Missouri. 

Syracuse, 
New  York. 

Toledo, 

Ohio. 

Trenton, 

N.  J. 

Utica, 

N.  Y. 

75,000 

237,000 

77,236 

53,000 

88,926 

104,402 

77,403 

137,249 

168,497 

100,000 

75,000 

No 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

$18,000,  1914 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

f 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

t 

13,000 

39,805 

13,000 

11,000 

13,000 

25,378 

13,050 

25,800 

31,960 

23,000 

12,500  prem’s 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

Consumer 

Owner 

Owner 

Both 

Owner 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

Advance 

After 

After 

Advance 

After 

Advance 

Advance 

After 

Advance 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

After 

Annually 

Quarterly 

Annually 

Annually 

Quarterly 

Res.  4  months 

Quarterly 

Qr.,  Mo.,  & 

Small,  ann. 

Semi-ann . 

Quarterly 

Annually 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Annually 

Quarterly 

Bus.,  Mo’ly 

Monthly 

Semi-ann. 

Large,  Mo. 

Semi-ann. 

Monthly 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

50c,  20  days 

No 

•V, 

No 

25% 

5% 

30 

None 

10,  30  and  90 

20 

30  days 

20  days 

10  to  15 

15 

30  Mo.  &  10 

15  to  20 

t 

No 

Tenant,  Yes 

No 

13  metered  ac 

No 

No 

Some  cases 

No 

$6  i  nless  guar 

t 

No 

City  Treas. 

City  Treas. 

City  Treas. 

t 

City  Coll. 

City  Treas. 

1 

Water  office 

Main  office 

By  clerk 

2  collectors 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Delivered 

Yes 

Yes 

Delivered 

No 

Yes 

No 

Express  Co.) 

One 

Banks  &  Exp. 

One 

One 

One 

One 

Two 

One 

One 

One 

out  of  city  J 

3% 

85% 

60%  All  will  be 

27% 

100% 

50% 

19% 

97% 

74% 

8% 

100% 

ABbut  ioe 
About  300 

Not  j 
Segregated] 

Approx.  7,000 
Approx.  800 

About  3,000 

Not  classified 

All  business 

2,500  met’d  j 
10,550  F.  R.J 

25,200  1 
in  all  J 

23,500  ] 
in  all  J 

None 

1,800 

Aprx.  12,600 
Approx.  314 

ysTo 

No 

Yes 

No 

X 

No 

All  metered 

No  distinct’n 

No  distinct’n 

No 

Not  classified 

Quarterly 

Monthly 

Quarterly 

Mo.  and  Qr. 

Qr.  and  Mo. 

Mo.  and  Qr. 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Mo.  &  6  Wks. 

Mo.  &  Qr. 

Mo.  &  Qr. 

1 

5 

3 

4 

4 

7 

3 

10 

7 

3 

3 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

8 

8 

8  dur.  period 

t 

X 

t 

9  days  each 

8 

8 

8 

Yes 

9 


Name  of  City. 

Washington, 
D.  C. 

Wilkes-Barre 

Pa. 

Wilmington 

I  Delaware. 

Worcester, 

Mass. 

Yonkers, 

N.  Y. 

^  ( 

1.  Population . 

331,069 

67,000 

87,411 

145,000 

79,803 

2.  Do  other  City  Depts.  pay  for  water? . 

No 

$20  per  hyd. 

No 

$10  per  M  gals 

No 

3.  Hydrants  and  installation  paid  out  of  water 

% 

revenue? . 

Yes 

1 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

T 

4.  Is  maintenance  of  hydrants  paid  out  of  water 

revenue? . 

Yes 

t 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

5.  No.  of  Consumers  (Premises) . 

66,321 

i 

20,000 

98% 

8,964 

6.  Service  charged  to  Owner  or  Consumer . 

Owner 

t 

Owner 

Owner 

Owner 

7.  Water  charge  lien  on  premises? . 

No 

Yes 

No 

No 

Yes 

8.  Collections  made  (with  regard  to  service): 

Flat  rate . 

Advance 

During  Quar. 

Advance 

Advance 

After 

Meter . 

Advance 

During  Quar. 

After 

After 

After 

9.  Periods  at  which  collections  are  made: 

Flat  rate . 

Annually 

Quarterly 

Annually 

Annually  and 

Domestic  or 

Meter  rate . 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Quarterly 

Semi-ann. 

Mfg.,  Mo. 

10.  Is  discount  allowed  for  prompt  payment? . 

No 

No 

10%FR;5%meters 

No 

No 

11.  How  many  days  of  grace  are  allowed? . 

10  to  30  days 

t 

60 

5 

30 

12.  Are  deposits  required? . 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

13.  What  is  manner  of  collection . 

Tax  collector 

t 

Water  office 

Treas.  office 

City  Treas. 

14.  Are  bills  mailed? . 

No 

Yes 

On  request 

Postal  cards 

Yes 

15.  Number  of  collection  offices? . 

One 

6 

One 

One 

One 

16.  Percentage  of  premises  metered . 

60% 

No  figures 

50%,  all  8  mo. 

98% 

100% 

17.  Number  of  meters  in  residences . 

34,745 

None 

8,699 

18,276  | 

* 

18.  Number  of  meters  in  other  premises . 

3,516 

t 

268 

in  all  j 

* 

19.  Are  hotels,  boarding  houses,  etc.,  classed  as 

residences? . 

Houses  only 

No 

Hotels,  No. 

No 

Yes 

20.  How  often  are  meters  read? . 

9  times  year 

Mo.  &  Qr. 

Monthly 

Monthly 

Qr.  &  Mo. 

V 

21.  Number  of  meter  readers . 

8 

t 

4 

6 

7 

22.  Do  meter  readers  perform  other  services? . 

Yes 

t 

No 

No 

Yes 

23.  How  many  hours  per  day  given  to  meter  reading?. 

8 

1 

48  hrs. 

8 

8 

*From  the  nature  of  the  reply  it  is  evident  the  question  was  misunderstood. 
JNo  reply. 


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All  water  systems  herein  are  municipal  except  Bayonne,  N.  J.;  Birmingham,  Alabama;  Charleston,  S.  C.;  Denver,  Colo¬ 
rado;  Des Moines,  Iowa;  Indianapolis,  Indiana;  Johnstown,  Pa.;  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Passaic,  N.  J.;  Paterson,  N.  J.;  Peoria,  Illi¬ 
nois;  San  Antonio,  Texas;  St.  Joseph,  Missouri;  Utica,  New  York;  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa. 

To  enforce  payment  all  shut  off  water  except  Birmingham,  Alabama;  Hartford,  Conn.;  New  Haven,  Conn.;  New  Orleans, 
La.;  Richmond,  Virginia;  Yonkers,  New  York. 


